Biography // Academic Activities

Emanuela Degli Esposti began teaching the harp in 1984, first at the Music School of Faenza, and later at the Conservatory of Adria, where she taught for two years. In 1986 she was appointed Professor of harp at the Conservatory E.R.Duni of Matera, where she taught until 1989. In 1999 she was appointed to the Conservatory of Cuneo where she taught for six years. During these years she collaborated closely with Salvi Harps in Piasco, CN. In 1998 she received the Premio Cà Bianca in Milan (Diploma of Honour) for her excellent pedagogical activity. In the year 2000 she was appointed as permanent Professor of Harp at the Conservatory A. Boito in Parma, a position that she currently holds.

During her academic career she has organized and held several seminaries and master classes:

Master Class and concert at the University of Music, Bucharest (April 2016);

Master Class with Ion Ivan Roncea at the Conservatory of Parma (April 2016);

Master Class at Villa Medici-Giulini, Milan (July 2016).

From 1998 to 2011, Emanuela Degli Esposti has organized and tought at the Judith Liber International Master Class for Harp in Villa Camozzi on the Como Lake, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2007, with frequent participation of Kumiko Inoue, Japan. In May 2005, by invitation of Ieuan Jones, she gave lessons on C.P.E.Bach and F.Petrini at the Royal College of London. In 2007 she invited the musicologist, Anna Pasetti, and the baroque harp virtuouso, Mara Galassi, to be present as protagonists at conferences and concerts at the Conservatory A. Boito. Among her publications: : L'Interpretazione della Sonata per arpa di C.P.Emanuel Bach edition Agenda, documenti e ricerche per la musica (1996) and the articles :The Master Classes of Judith Liber in Italy Harpa Magazine n°34 (2000), Carlos Salzedo e l'arte dello Studiare Musica D'Arpa (May 2002), Francesco Petrini, illustre sconosciuto Musica D'Arpa (July 2003), Henriette Renié: l'arpa come un'orchestra Musica D'Arpa (October 2003), L'interpretazione della Sonata di C.P.E.Bach Musica d'arpa (July 2005). In 2002 she was invited to the 8th World Harp Congress. The Korean magazine Orpheus of the Korean Harp Lovers Association (n°4 winter 2003) devoted an extensive interview with her by the edition of Hyojung Koo during the Israel Harp Competition.

With the publisher UT Orpheus from Bologna, she edited the publication of 6 Sonate op. 3  for harp by F. Petrini in two volumes ed urtext (2003), one of which was recorded in her CD Pedal Harp and was an obligatory piece in the set program of the 16th International Harp Contest in Israel. Again, for UT Orpheus editions, she edited the publication of 3 Sonate op.16 bis for harp by Johann Baptist Krumpholtz. The first of them has been included in the obligatory set program of the 17th (50th Anniversary) International Harp Contest in Israel. Other Orpheus publications are the duo op.30 by Francesco Petrini; the duos by Gatajes that will be published in 2008; "Fenesta ca' lucive" by Cesare Sebastiani (2012); Simphonie Concertante du Ballet de Mirza for harp quartet by Josep Gossek; Variations on the Venetian Air "Parona Compatime" by Ferdinando Paer (2016). For Stella Mattutina Edizioni she published "Divertissement on Haendel–Couperin–Paradisi", Harp Duo Op. 36 by Francesco Petrini and the "Ciaccona" by J. S. Bach (transcription for harp). Her transcription of the Scaramouche by Milhaud for four harps was performed by the Quartetto Mirage the 2nd of August 1996 at the Saludecio Festival. Her transcription of the Sonata n°7 by Corelli for two harps was performed at the Chamber Music Club Association Friends of Israel Philarmonic Orchestra by Judith Liber and Tali Glaser the 3rd of may 1997 in Tel Aviv. Emanuela Degli Esposti has been a member of the jury of many harp competitions, including Munich (1999), and Israel (1998 and 2003) Many of her students have obtained important prizes and regularly play in opera-symphonic orchestras.